Personal Informatics and Negative Emotions During Commuter Driving: Effects of Data Visualization on Cardiovascular Reactivity & Mood
Author(s): Stephen H. FaircloughChelsea Dobbins Abstract: Mobile technology and wearable sensors can provide objective measures of psychological stress in everyday life. Data from sensors can be visualized and viewed by the user to increase self-awareness and promote...
Counting sleep: Ambiguity, aspirational control and the politics of digital self-tracking at work
Author(s): Kasper Trolle ElmholdtClaus ElmholdtLars Haahr Abstract: Existing perspectives on normative and aspirational control have undertheorised how digital technologies such as digital self-tracking might alter what kinds of control is possible in the workplace....
Comparison of Mobile Health Technology Use for Self-Tracking Between Older Adults and the General Adult Population in Canada: Cross-Sectional Survey
Author(s): Mirou Jaana Guy Paré Abstract: Background: The burden of population aging and chronic conditions has been reported worldwide. Older adults, especially those with high needs, experience social isolation and have high rates of emergency visits and limited...
Personal metrics: Users’ experiences and perceptions of self-tracking practices and data
Author(s): Btihaj Ajana Abstract: Self-tracking is becoming a prominent and ubiquitous feature in contemporary practices of health and wellness management. Over the last few years, we have witnessed a rapid development in digital tracking devices, apps and platforms,...
Wearable Sensor Data and Self-reported Symptoms for COVID-19 Detection
Author(s): Giorgio Quer Jennifer M. Radin Matteo Gadaleta Katie Baca-Motes Lauren Ariniello Edward Ramos Vik Kheterpal Eric J. Topol Steven R. Steinhubl Abstract: Traditional screening for COVID-19 typically includes survey questions about symptoms and travel...
AttentionBoard: A Quantified-Self Dashboard for Enhancing Attention Management with Eye-Tracking
Author(s): Moritz Langner Peyman Toreini Alexander Maedche Abstract: In the age of information, office workers process huge amounts of information and distribute their attention to several tasks in parallel. However, attention is a scarce resource and attentional...
Raising the Responsible Child: Collaborative Work in the Use of Activity Trackers for Children
Author(s): Işil OygürDaniel A. EpsteinYunan Chen Abstract: Commercial activity trackers are increasingly being designed for children as young as 3 years old. However, we have limited understanding of family use practices around these trackers. To provide an overall...
How Self-tracking and the Quantified Self Promote Health and Well-being: Systematic Review
Author(s): Shan Feng Matti Mäntymäki Amandeep Dhir Hannu Salmela Abstract: Background: Self-tracking technologies are widely used in people’s daily lives and health care. Academic research on self-tracking and the quantified self has also accumulated rapidly in recent...
Exploring Design Principles for Sharing of Personal Informatics Data on Ephemeral Social Media
Author(s): Daniel A. Epstein Siyun Ji Danny Beltran Griffin D'Haenens Zhaomin Li Tan Zhou Abstract: People often do not receive the engagement or responses they desire when they share on broad social media platforms. Sharers are hesitant to share trivial...
Sociocultural Dimensions of Tracking Health and Taking Care
Author(s): Karthik S. Bhat Neha Kumar Abstract: The field of personal health informatics has received increasing attention within the CSCW and HCI communities as health tracking becomes more affordable, accessible, and pervasive. Chronic disease management, in...